netfilter: nft_inner: Fix IPv6 inner_thoff desync (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.42 % · percentile 36 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_inner: Fix IPv6 inner_thoff desync In nft_inner_parse_l2l3(), when processing inner IPv6 packets, ipv6_find_hdr() correctly computes the transport header offset traversing all extension headers, but the result is immediately overwritten with nhoff + sizeof(_ip6h) (40 bytes), which only accounts for the IPv6 base header. This creates a desync between inner_thoff (wrong — points to extension header start) and l4proto (correct — e.g., IPPROTO_TCP), enabling transport header forgery and potential firewall bypass. This issue affects stable versions from Linux 6.2. For comparison, the normal (non-inner) IPv6 path correctly preserves ipv6_find_hdr()'s result. Removing the incorrect overwrite ensures that ipv6_find_hdr()'s calculated transport header offset is preserved, thereby fixing the desynchronization.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c161ad9157f5a0429b5ff94d9770faf3bf48d273
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/870d59e2cf218e7418491e26bad768cb16654582
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/689bbf48c1f45130086ae1c46ab83ea4c753c601
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f98a3617f6ae5b1e95cde1e68e7ead4a1279ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6a91f68ebfed9c38e0e9150f58a9b85da07181c
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46244
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484451
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46244.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33215
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34911
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34443
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34094
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36018
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55618
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56225
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55763
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H | redhat-SADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H | NVD · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-34106
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-46244
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1229 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0956 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0954 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0927 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0926 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0898 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0864 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0863 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0861 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0833 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0832 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0831 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0809 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.142cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.12.92cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.18.34cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.19 < 7.0.11cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 3a07327d10a09379315c844c63f27941f5081e0a < c161ad9157f5a0429b5ff94d9770faf3bf48d273 ; affected 3a07327d10a09379315c844c63f27941f5081e0a < 870d59e2cf218e7418491e26bad768cb16654582 ; affected 3a07327d10a09379315c844c63f27941f5081e0a < 689bbf48c1f45130086ae1c46ab83ea4c753c601 ; affected 3a07327d10a09379315c844c63f27941f5081e0a < d0f98a3617f6ae5b1e95cde1e68e7ead4a1279ce ; affected 3a07327d10a09379315c844c63f27941f5081e0a < b6a91f68ebfed9c38e0e9150f58a9b85da07181c |
| Linux · Linux | affected 6.2 ; unaffected 0 < 6.2 ; unaffected 6.6.142 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.92 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.34 ≤ 6.18.* ; unaffected 7.0.11 ≤ 7.0.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |